Symphony of Destruction

i dont know what got into me these last few months, but i want to start playing guitar again. i guess ive been obsessed with this ever since i saw Megadeth live in March. ive been to a few good shows before, but these guys put on a badass show. for an almost 50 year old man, Dave Mustaine can still sing and play at 100mph like if he was 20 again. to this day i still cant believe i saw him play live, front row, and about 5 feet away from me. this guy is a fucking living legend. after i read part of his biography, i think he cheated death about 17 times. alcohol, drugs, near death accidents, everything that you could think of has happened to him. but i dont like him because of the life he lived. i like him because he turned his anger at his ex band and created something that would DESTROY them.

for people that dont know, Dave Mustaine is the original guitarist for Metallica. he got kicked out before they were really famous, but he was never given a second chance. thats when megadeth gets formed. he decided that he needed to play better, faster, and louder than they did. but throughout his whole career, he always came in second place behind them. but he never gave in. he kept going despite always being ridiculed for being the guy that got kicked out of a super successful band. now, dave is now known as THE best, just simply because he did everything on his own, with no help from everyone else.

the main point im getting to is that dave mustaine is my hero not just because he's a living badass, he's a good songwriter, awsome guitarist, and he's the lead singer. so out of all the anger and hate he had, he turned it into something great. since i love to write and i love music, i started to think, "why the fuck dont i do that?" plus, i have always dreamed of playing in front of a sold out stadium, with the crowd jumping up and down, singing along to your songs and screaming your name. as a kid i always dreamed of playing with guns n roses, right next to slash. i know that will never happen, but hey a kid can dream cant he? and you never know, i at least might even get a one hit wonder.


one day i'll reach his status....